Recent content by Snooker

I suppose thinking about it, as all the sound frequencies get mixed together in the air before entering the ear that the dialogue between a 2.1 and 3.1 would in fact sound about the same, the only difference I have since found out on Chat GPT is that when you alter the bass control on a 2.1...

Thanks for your reply I think the sound bar is ok, as in real life some people are harder to hear than others and for example question time on the BBC etc is fine, also I am now 61 so my ears are not as good as once was I was just curious, people would generally say a 3.1 sounds clearer but I...

I have a 2.1 Yamaha sound bar SRC20A which does not have a dedicated centre channel for speech, is speech on a 3.1 about the same slightly better or significantly better, I would guess that there is only a slight difference regarding the clearest sound, and can you get a 2.1 actually sounding...

Yes I have heard about the new Sonos Arc Ultra, sounds good but it is far to long for my tv and setup, and feel in my small to medium size room that my SRC20A is probably more than good enough, but would like to maybe compare it in the future with the Sonos & Sennheiser Sound Bars to make sure I...

I have a small Yamaha SRC20A and with the right film it sounds excellent in my small to medium size room, films which stand out are Top Gun Maverick, Latest James Bond Films, Original Jurassic Park, and various clips in other films So if we take Top Gun Maverick is it really worth getting a...

Like you said, "And obviously the effect/immersiveness of a surround soundtrack will vary from film to film", its a shame there is not a standard so that all films sound wise in 5.1 are made the same regarding similar sound effects for a particular given situation in a film with explosions, cars...

You would agree though that the impact of the sound effects even in 5.1 actually varies very significantly from film to film, and would be more noticeable on a sound bar ?

I have a sound bar and with the latest James bond films, Jurassic park films and of course the two top gun films, the sound sounds excellent, but other than these is there really many more with the same impact as these films, for instance Drama films don't usually have the same effect or even...

If I am watching an action film like Top Gun Maverick at a loud volume I will watch the film during the afternoon, it would be too loud to play during the evening

I have a Yamaha SR C20A sound bar and have just watched Top Gun Maverick, and when I put the volume up to 85 dba max in the plane scenes you really get a cinematic effect, it mostly stays under 78 dba during the plane scenes and I believe in the cinema the dba readings are even higher I know...

vtuner is now back up working again, definitely for the older Denon & Marantz products anyway, thanks

Just to let you all know that people with the older Denon Marantz units or any unit currently using vtuner, the platform has been down since christmas eve, so it is right across the board and I believe it is world wide, I have heard they have located the fault, and the servers are based in New...

Yes I agree it depends very much on the quality of the recording, and what mood I am in also to select a given volume

Do you agree Hi-Fi has a sweet spot when it comes to volume to get maximum impact, without it sounding uncomfortable or distorted of course My sweet spot is around 68 - 74 dba

Yes I have speech enhancement on, and after the first reply in this thread and having talked to my friends just think it must be in the way the films are recorded